6 Common Questions About

Bulletproof Coffee

Bulletproof Coffee has already changed

hundreds of thousands of peopleʼs lives. You
owe it to yourself to see how good youʼll look
and feel after drinking it for a couple weeks.
Itʼs powerful stuff.

It also goes against almost every mainstream

dietary recommendation out there. Dosing
your coffee with butter and oil every morning
can seem understandably strange at first.
Wonʼt eating fat make you gain weight? How
many calories are in a cup of BP Coffee? You
shouldnʼt drink your calories because it isnʼt
satisfying…right? Couldnʼt you be getting
more nutrients and satisfaction from other
foods?

Letʼs address a few of the common concerns

about Bulletproof Coffee. Hopefully youʼll
come away from this article ready to take the
plunge. If youʼre not a fan, you can always
stop…but Iʼm pretty confident youʼll like it.

What is Bulletproof Coffee?

Bulletproof Coffee is a blend of mold-free and

mycotoxin-free coffee, grass-fed butter (or
grass fed ghee), and Brain Octane Oil (not
coconut oil, which is an important distinction).
Bulletproof Coffee is carefully designed to:

keep you full for hours

curb hunger
promote mental clarity
increase fat burning
support your hormones
taste awesome

Isnʼt Bulletproof Coffee too many

calories? And too much fat?

If youʼve ever tried a low-calorie diet you know

how unsustainable it is. You starve yourself for
a few days, and eventually (probably at
nighttime, when the ventral tegmental area –
the part of your brain that controls willpower –
has used up its energy for the day) your
friends order a pizza, your low-calorie plan
falls apart, and you eat everything in sight.
Plus, because your body slows your
metabolism down to match your decreased
calorie intake, you end up gaining more
weight than you lost. Thus begins a painful
cycle of yo-yo dieting.

In the long term, restricting your calories like

that wonʼt help you lose weight. Counting
calories doesnʼt work because your biology is
far too complicated to reduce weight loss to
“calories in, calories out.” A better approach is
to optimize your metabolism and hormones,
both of which contribute to fat burning, while
curbing your hunger with food that keeps you
full for hours.

Bulletproof Coffee checks those boxes. The

saturated fat and cholesterol in the grass-fed
butter support your hormones (all steroid and
sex hormones, including fat-burning
testosterone, come from cholesterol) and
provide a slow burn of steady energy thatʼs an
upgrade over the carbs in traditional breakfast
fare. The Brain Octaneʼs medium chain
triglycerides (MCTs) metabolize into fuel for
your brain and promote thermogenesis,
increasing your metabolic rate. Plus, coffee
itself increases fat burning and metabolism
[1].

All that translates to feeling full for hours while

burning fat. Donʼt fear the calories or fat in
Bulletproof Coffee. Theyʼre doing a lot of
good for you.

Drinking calories is unsatisfying,

right?

If youʼre talking about fructose-laden juice or

soda, yes. Most sugary drinks give you a
quick burst of energy…then you crash and get
hungry an hour later. But Bulletproof Coffee is
a different beast entirely.

This is where Brain Octane really works its

magic. It rapidly converts to ketones, which
are an alternative to the glucose your body
usually uses for fuel. Brain Octane is a pure
extract of the strongest ketone-producing
fats in coconut oil, and it affects two
hormones, ghrelin and CCK, in a way that
turns your hunger off for hours. Plain coconut
oil isnʼt strong enough to affect ghrelin and
CCK the way Brain Octane does.

In this case, drinking your calories can be

more satisfying than eating them. You can
read more about the science behind Brain
Octane and hunger suppression here.

Does Bulletproof Coffee work with

fasting?

Fasting is as great way to slow aging. It

promotes autophagy – thatʼs when your cells
clean themselves out and recycle damaged
parts into pristine ones. Fasting also has
mental and fat-burning benefits.

Wonʼt Bulletproof Coffee break your fast?

No, as long as you arenʼt having protein or

carbs with it. The key is insulin. Insulin is
famous for regulating your blood sugar, and
itʼs also what turns autophagy on and off. Your
insulin levels drop while you sleep, during
which time autophagy cleans out cellular
waste and improves your brain function.
Traditionally, in the morning, your breakfast
will increase insulin and turn autophagy off.
But if you keep insulin low (by fasting) you can
keep that improved cellular function and
mental clarity going.

Carbs raise your blood sugar and insulin levels

when they convert to glucose. Protein does
the same – your body converts it to glucose
through a process called gluconeogenesis,
which is inefficient but enough to raise your
insulin.

Fats, on the other hand, donʼt impact your

blood sugar levels. That means you can stay
in a fasted state as long as youʼre only eating
fat – which is why Bulletproof Coffee is such a
good complement to intermittent fasting.
Again, you can read more about the science
behind intermittent fasting (with plenty of
references) here.

Wouldnʼt I get more nutrients

eating whole foods for breakfast?

Potentially. Grass-fed butter is packed with

beneficial fatty acids and several vitamins,
especially compared to grain-fed butter. You
can see the difference in vitamin A content –
grass-fed butter has a sunny yellow color that
conventional butter lacks. Coffee itself is full
of polyphenols and unique cancer-fighting oils
like kahweol and cafestol.

That said, Bulletproof Coffeeʼs nutrient profile

doesnʼt stack up against, say, an avocado and
a couple whole eggs. But that doesnʼt really
matter if youʼre eating nutrient-dense foods
for your other meals. If youʼre eating lots of
greens, grass-fed beef/lamb, eggs, quality
fats, and organ meats, all seasoned with a
solid dose of salt, herbs, and spices, youʼre
going to far surpass your daily need for most
nutrients. A less nutrient-dense morning meal
isnʼt an issue.

You owe it to yourself to try Bulletproof

Coffee. It may sound like a strange way to
start your day, but if you make it right you
might be surprised by how incredible it makes
you look and feel. And for even better results,
pair it with the Bulletproof Diet (all the info is
free right here). Expect to effortlessly lose
weight, increase your mental sharpness, have
hours of stable energy, and feel great every
day. Give it a try. It can change your life.

Thanks for reading and have a great week.

Check out how we make our new Dark

Roast coffee

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[1]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7369170

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